Due Diligence: An Employer’s Responsibility to Monitor Employee Computer Use Are some employers in denial? Like the frog in the pot story‚ the gradual introduction of complicated electronics into the workplace has left some employers behind in their knowledge of how computer use potentially affects the workplace. While not completely unaware of these dangers‚ by the time the water heats up beyond jumping out of trouble‚ they potentially have put their company at risk‚ if not already in
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0143-7739.htm Leadership’s impact on employee engagement Differences among entrepreneurs and professional CEOs Nancy Papalexandris and Eleanna Galanaki Athens University of Economics and Business‚ Athens‚ Greece Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this study is to identify similarities and differences between the leadership practices of managing entrepreneurs and professional CEOs and to investigate
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Page 1 of 10 Original Research The relative importance of different types of rewards for employee motivation and commitment in South Africa Authors: Aleeshah Nujjoo1 Ines Meyer1 Affiliations: 1 Organisational Psychology Section‚ School of Management Studies‚ University of Cape Town‚ South Africa Correspondence to: Ines Meyer Orientation: Employees’ perceptions of rewards are related to their affective commitment and intrinsic motivation‚ which have been associated with staff
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Employee empowerment in services: a framework for analysis Conrad Lashley The School of Tourism and Hospitality Management‚ Leeds Metropolitan University‚ Leeds‚ UK Keywords Employees‚ Empowerment‚ Hospitality industry‚ Service Abstract Employee empowerment is said to benefit all organisations. The fast moving global economy requires that organisations learn and adapt to change quickly‚ and employees have a key role to play here. This is particularly true in modern service organisations. The empowered
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find one that we found to be universally salient‚ affecting multiple social service agencies on many organizational levels. Although each of us had a different professional background‚ an issue we have repeatedly observed surrounds the notion of employee retention within social service agencies. Too often we had felt the effects of rapid turnover rates and also witnessed the detriments of staff changes on client populations who may already be struggling with abandonment issues or disrupted
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Summary: “Preference” a. The selecting of someone or something over another or others. b. Something or someone preferred. c. Someone or something so chosen. “EMPLOYEE PREFERENCES” These are what most people want in a job‚ what job they want to apply to. For men: Security (keeping of one’s job); and advancement (promotion) For women: type of work (those that suits them) nature of the company (refers to working hours‚ work environment‚ pay and training opportunities)
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Employee Engagement In an organization‚ employee engagement is necessary for a successful business. It is important that employees are happy with their positions and this is usually determined on how they are led by their superiors. This paper will discuss what employee engagement is the reasons why low employee commitment exists‚ ways to involve employees‚ types of employee engagements‚ and lastly‚ a model that will help one realize the importance of understanding how a happy staff of people
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Managing for sustainable employee engagement Developing a behavioural framework Acknowledgements We are most grateful for the support from the members of our research consortium and from all the participating organisations who were involved in the project. We are also grateful to Ben Willmott at the CIPD for his help in getting the project off the ground and producing the report and guide. This Research Insight was written by Rachel Lewis‚ Emma Donaldson-Feilder and Taslim Tharani
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THE EFFECTS OF EMPLOYEE TURNOVER ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A COMPANY: A CASE OF GENERAL MOTORS EAST AFRICA LTD BY MAANZO PHILIP MALUKI REG. NO. D61/73087/2009 A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI DATE: APRIL 2010. Acknowledgement: May I express my heartfelt appreciation to the Almighty God for giving me good health‚ strength and a sound mind to accomplish this work
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learning to read or write‚ but I remember that once I was able to‚ I was not able to stay away from reading everything I could get my hands on and scribbling sentences on sheets of paper. In Daniel H. Pink’s book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us‚ he introduces that motivational factors fall into two categories classified as either extrinsic or intrinsic. Extrinsic motivations often include a reward for a task‚ such as money or food or anything else a person can get material or physical
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